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Entergy is working to restart the Unit 2 reactor of its Arkansas Nuclear One facility after it was taken offline Sunday following a fatal industrial accident. Several weeks will be needed for the restart, the company said. "Ultimately, we are committed to restoring both units at ANO to full power operations," said Jeremy Browning, site vice president.

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The 2013 generator lifting accident at Entergy's Arkansas Nuclear One plant, has been declared to be of substantial safety significance by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. "The NRC determined that the lifting assembly collapse resulted from the plant's failure to adequately review the assembly design and ensure an appropriate load test in accordance with its procedures or approved standards," the agency said in a statement.

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel said a 22-foot-long, 2-inch-wide gash was found in the ExxonMobil pipeline that spilled oil in Mayflower, a town 25 miles northwest of Little Rock. The exact amount of crude oil that spilled has yet to be determined. Company and local officials continue to prioritize on cleanup activities, McDaniel said.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent inspectors to Entergy's Arkansas Nuclear One plant to investigate an industrial accident that killed one worker and injured eight others. Heavy equipment was being moved at the facility when a piece of equipment fell. The facility's Unit 2 reactor was immediately shut down, and public safety was not affected.

A heavy piece of equipment fell at Entergy's Arkansas Nuclear One plant Sunday, killing one worker and injuring three others. The industrial accident isn't a risk to the public and no radiation was released, Entergy said. A reactor was taken offline due to the incident.

The American Nuclear Society Utility Working Conference awarded Entergy's Arkansas Nuclear One power plant the Meritorious Performance in Operations award Tuesday for the development of a type of form-fitting radiation shielding. The shielding is "made of tungsten and iron powder immersed in a silicone polymer," according to this report.